Thursday links: Voros, Back Acne and Mysterious Walker

• Yahoo's Jeff Passan profiles Voros McCracken, who made the single most important discovery in the history of sabermetrics, a discovery that changed the way every team in baseball values pitchers. But even if you're not so into that stuff, it's a tremendously written piece about all sorts of human conditions, the economics of baseball, and more.

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